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Friday, February 28, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–90.

Final · Box score
Bucks98
Pacers107
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +5
Final · OT · Box score
Heat116
Grizzlies126
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Wolves118
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +23
Final · 2OT · Box score
Magic110
Knicks118
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Bulls88
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Nuggets88
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Sonics107
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +22; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Blazers109
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -1; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2001–02Feb 28, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Andre Miller (Cavs-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Sonics

Ray Allen posts 29 and 10 as Seattle beats Lakers

Latrell Sprewell posts a triple-double

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+22+17SEA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2916162990
Sonics23332724107
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 14, 23, 17, 19, 26, 23, 21, 29SEA29 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Predrag DrobnjakPoints, last 10 games: 1, 4, 12, 23, 11, 12, 16, 15, 13, 18SEA18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 44, 40, 52, 40, 40, 41, 32, 30, 34LAL34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 20, 18, 21, 24, 27, 33, 35, 18LAL18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 10 games went past regulation.

BOS over TOR5NOH over DEN6POR over LAC6NYK over ORL8IND over MIL9MEM over MIA10SEA over LAL17PHI over UTA21ATL over CHI22MIN over CLE23Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Heat-Grizzlies combined for 242, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 116, Grizzlies 126
242
Magic-KnicksMagic 110, Knicks 118
228
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 118
213
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 109
212
Bucks-PacersBucks 98, Pacers 107
205
Hawks-BullsHawks 110, Bulls 88
198
Lakers-SonicsLakers 90, Sonics 107
197
Jazz-SixersJazz 83, Sixers 104
187
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 94, Nuggets 88
182
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 85, Celtics 90
175
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 85, Celtics 90
+5 BOS
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 109
+6 POR
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 94, Nuggets 88
+6 NOH
Magic-KnicksMagic 110, Knicks 118
+8 NYK
Bucks-PacersBucks 98, Pacers 107
+9 IND
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 116, Grizzlies 126
+10 MEM
Lakers-SonicsLakers 90, Sonics 107
+17 SEA
Jazz-SixersJazz 83, Sixers 104
+21 PHI
Hawks-BullsHawks 110, Bulls 88
+22 ATL
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 118
+23 MIN
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SonicsSEA won · Lakers 90, Sonics 107
6 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 83, Sixers 104
4 pts
Hornets-NuggetsNOH won · Hornets 94, Nuggets 88
4 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 103, Blazers 109
2 pts
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 98, Pacers 107
1 pt
Harrington shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonNYK · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
RichardsonLAC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TerryATL · 23 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BremerBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
World PeaceIND · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 110Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Magic1826262587110
Knicks22281926815118
The story
Clar. Weatherspoon had 24 rebounds and 15 points as New York beat Orlando 118-110 in OT

Drew Gooden led Orlando with 20 PTS, 18 REB 24 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the second overtime 15-7.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+6−100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 116Grizzlies 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3118223312116
Grizzlies3724251822126
The story
Pau Gasol's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Memphis past Miami, 126-116 in OT

For Miami, Caron Butler had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Grizzlies took it 22-12.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+12+150+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Eddie Jones was the fantasy play: 64.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 110Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks36262325110
Bulls1922222588
The story
Atlanta beat Chicago 110-88 behind a 23-10-13 triple-double from Jason Terry

Eddy Curry paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 10-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +17+21+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg54.0Today

54 minutes today, against 27.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 35, 37, 36, 24, 52, 46, 26, 34Magic-Knicks · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 44, 40, 52, 40, 40, 41, 32, 30, 34Lakers-Sonics · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 14, 23, 17, 19, 26, 23, 21, 29Sonics-Lakers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 17, 16, 16, 18, 2, 10, 6, 29Pacers-Bucks · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 14, 16, 22, 9, 13, 13, 13, 28Knicks-Magic · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 25, 19, 24, 18, 6, 18, 32, 25Grizzlies-Heat · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.6 40.4 last 10 · 30.8 season
Michael JordanWAS+7.4 27.1 last 10 · 19.7 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+5.9 14.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.6 28.8 last 10 · 23.2 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.0 28.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.3 11.5 last 10 · 17.8 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Ron MercerIND−4.0 4.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−3.4 18.4 last 10 · 21.8 season